July 16, 2019
Review: Whiteley (Opera Australia)
Ample talent on display, but the story needs more work to properly take off.
July 15, 2019
Joseph Rouleau has died
The Canadian bass, a regular collaborator of Joan Sutherland's, has died at the age of 90.
July 8, 2019
Review: George Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Benjamin’s anticipated Written on Skin follow-up proves no anti-climax.
July 8, 2019
Review: Mio Caro Händel (Simone Kermes)
Kermes bursts with a passionate 15-part love letter to Handel.
July 8, 2019
Review: Viardot: Le Dernier Sorcier (Eric Owens, Jamie Barton)
Viardot’s 19th-century fairytale with 21st-century eco twist.
July 8, 2019
Review: Ombra Mai Fu (Philippe Jaroussky, Artaserse)
Cavalli gallops to the finishing line with exquisite music.
July 3, 2019
Review: Anna Bolena (Opera Australia)
A marvellous royal visit from soprano Ermonela Jaho.
July 3, 2019
Opera Australia to reprise La Traviata on Sydney Harbour
The company will bring back the Francesca Zambello production that launched Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2012.
July 1, 2019
Semi finalists announced for 2019 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition
Eleven singers will compete for a spot in the final, where they’ll get a shot at the $30,000 Marianne Mathy Scholarship.
July 1, 2019
Review: Verdi: Stiffelio (Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra/Guillermo García Calvo)
Born again Verdi: an underrated opera has something to say today.
June 29, 2019
Review: Madama Butterfly (Opera Australia)
Karah Son’s Butterfly soars in Graeme Murphy’s dizzying new bondage-inspired production.
June 28, 2019
Review: A Little Night Music (Victorian Opera)
The familiar pleasures of Sondheim’s masterpiece are refreshed by splendid performers and design.
June 28, 2019
Ermonela Jaho: Tudor Rose
As Ermonela Jaho prepares to take on Donizetti’s Three Queens, beginning with Anna Bolena, Justine Nguyen talks to the soprano about the role’s challenges and delves into the origins of the trilogy.
